ADHD 2.0
New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction - from Childhood through Adulthood
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ADHD 2.0
Narrated by:
Fred Sanders
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Narrated by:
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Fred Sanders
Summary
World-renowned authors Dr Edward M. Hallowell and Dr John J. Ratey literally 'wrote the book' on ADD/ADHD more than two decades ago. Their bestseller, Driven to Distraction, largely introduced this diagnosis to the public and sold more than a million copies along the way.
Now, most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it. But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside: many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD. Also unknown to most are the recent research developments, including innovations that give a clearer understanding of the ADHD brain in action. In ADHD 2.0, Drs Hallowell and Ratey, both of whom have this 'variable attention trait', draw on the latest science to provide both parents and adults with ADHD a plan for minimizing the downside and maximizing the benefits of ADHD at any age. They offer an arsenal of new strategies and lifestyle hacks for thriving with ADHD, including:
- Find the right kind of difficult. Use these behaviour assessments to discover the work, activity, or creative outlet best suited to an individual's unique strengths.
- Reimagine environment. What specific elements to look for - at home, at school, or in the workplace - to enhance the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit inherent in the ADHD mind.
- Embrace innate neurological tendencies. Take advantage of new findings about the brain's default mode network and cerebellum, which confer major benefits for people with ADHD.
- Tap into the healing power of connection. Tips for establishing and maintaining positive connection, 'the other Vitamind C', and the best antidote to the negativity that plagues so many people with ADHD.
- Consider medication. Gets the facts about the underlying chemistry, side effects, and proven benefits of all the pharmaceutical options.
As inspiring as it is practical, ADHD 2.0 will help you tap into the power of this mercurial condition and find the key that unlocks potential.
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Critic reviews
Hallowell writes with clarity and humanity... [ADHD 2.0] is a message of hope... a remarkably clear, personable, digestible and useful book.
Beautifully written, ADHD 2.0 is an inspired road map for living with a distractible brain. Two psychiatrists who have ADHD themselves combine the most recent brain science with humor, stories, and deep wisdom about how to manage your fluctuating attention. If you or your child suffer from ADHD, this book should be on your shelf. It will give you courage and hope.
Infinitely validating, effortlessly funny, and staggeringly insightful . . . This book will save lives.
I love the optimism and hope this timely book offers.. . . . Drs. Hallowell and Ratey draw upon the latest neuroscience as well as other key research fields to offer a comprehensive and helpful approach to living fully and happily with ADHD. . . . Highly recommended.
As both a clinician and someone with ADHD, I found this book to be a reassuring masterpiece. Drs. Hallowell and Ratey combine evidence-based practice and research to help those with ADHD live a fulfilled and happy life. I will recommend it to my patients.
With knowledge and empathy, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey have written a book that draws on the latest scientific advances and their decades of clinical experience. Most important, ADHD 2.0 provides hope; it is a must-read for anyone who has or loves a person with this very common condition.
This information-packed guide is a must-have for anyone dealing with ADHD.
One of the first books I explored when learning about ADHD was the old but famous "Driven to Distraction", written by the same authors. Science has come a long way since it was authored, and I found ADHD 2.0 to be very enlightening.
Of course, being psychiatrists, the authors do recommend medication as a key component to the treatment of ADHD. But what I found more helpful were the solutions they offer apart from medication.
Although not every ADHDer's experience is the same, I know that many people with the "condition" tend to struggle with relationships. Consequently, I found chapter 4, "The Healing Power of Connection", on the power of relationships, very impactful. It made me reexamine my life and realize I'd cut myself off from other people, whether out of shame, fear, or boredom. Now, I need my alone time. But when I took action to connect with others again, it really made a difference in my life. I didn't know I'd been longing for real connection and looking for it in the wrong places.
There are many other gems to be found, but I'll let you find them for yourself.
I usually prefer the original author(s) to read their work, as they know where to put the emphasis, the tone in which it should be narrated, etc. But the great Fred Sanders does a wonderful job at keeping you focused on the content (well, as good a job as any could to those with ADHD haha).
Finally, and this isn't really a criticism of the authors, as they seem to be quite open-minded. But I wish more people would take Dr Gabor Maté seriously. His book, "Scattered Minds", should be read in conjunction with this one so that ADHDers (and those who want to learn about ADHD) get a more holistic view. The authors quote some of the key players in the scientific field, such as Drs Russell Barkley and William Dodson. But it's also important to look at matters of the soul, life experience, and other matters that can't always be verified by science.
Overall, excellent book and well worth the read/listen.
An Excellent Follow-up to Driven to Distraction, Written by Two Psychiatrists with ADHD Themselves.
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It switches frequently between being talking to adults with ADHD, and those who are a parent of a child with ADHD.
It frames many things as absolutes, that aren’t necessarily true, for example suggesting everyone with ADHD doesn’t naturally create routine, when actually some do, and many more.
It doesn’t really consider an intersectional lens, or one of what it’s like to have another condition, such as autism (it very briefly touches on dyslexia).
It feels like there’s a reality gap on the influence parents have on teachers and schools, and a schools capacity to accommodate (things like giving children opportunities to move, and to engage in the curriculum via their interests).
And it’s feels quite heavily male skewed- women, and only women with ADHD struggle with they become a parent apparently.
I did enjoy the points around VAST, and our current world state impacting on that, and some of the neuroscience explanations.
Having listened to the entire thing, I can say I found about 10% of it to be enlightening, the majority was repetitive and I was probably put off absorbing more because of the above.
Nothing really stood out.
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